Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel Math Curriculum Guide

MaryAnn dug as much in a day as one hundred men could dig in a week. If she dug 5 tons of dirt in a day, how many pounds would each of the hundred men have dug in a week? What about 8 tons? 9.5 tons?

MaryAnn dug the town hall cellar with four corners neat and square. What are those “square” angles called? If all four angles are square, then the opposing sides of the cellar are related in what way? What about the adjacent sides?

If the cellar is a square and one wall is 25 feet long, what is the perimeter of the cellar room? How much carpet would they need for the cellar (*hint - find the area*)?

If MaryAnn dug a cellar that was 13 feet deep, 30 feet long and 24 feet wide, how many cubic feet of dirt did she dig? What if the cellar was 15 by 40 by 20?